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(a) Structural and mechanical care; care and maintenance of grounds; direction of operations, maintenance and repairs; contract authority The Architect of the...

Employees required for the performance of the provisions of section 13a(a) of this title shall be (a) appointed by the Architect of the Capitol with the approval of the Chief...

All other duties and work required for the operation, domestic care, and custody of the building shall be performed under the direction of the Marshal of the Supreme Court of...

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After the completion and dedication of the Oliver Wendell Holmes Garden, it shall be maintained and cared for by the Architect of the Capitol in accordance with the provisions of...

The Marshal of the Supreme Court of the United States, under the general supervision and direction of the Chief Justice of the United States, may designate employees of the...

Public travel in and occupancy of the Supreme Court grounds is restricted to the sidewalks and other paved surfaces. ...

It shall be unlawful to offer or expose any article for sale in the Supreme Court Building or grounds; to display any sign, placard, or other form of advertisement therein; or...

It shall be unlawful to discharge any firearm, firework or explosive, set fire to any combustible, make any harangue or oration, or utter loud, threatening, or abusive language...

It shall be unlawful to parade, stand, or move in processions or assemblages in the Supreme Court Building or grounds, or to display therein any flag, banner, or device designed...

(a) In addition to the restrictions and requirements specified in sections 13g to 13k of this title, the Marshal of the Supreme Court may prescribe such regulations, approved by...

Whoever violates any provision of sections 13g to 13k of this title, or of any regulation prescribed under section 13l of this title, shall be fined not more than $100 or...

(a) Authority of Marshal of the Supreme Court and Supreme Court Police The Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police shall have authority, in accordance...

In order to permit the observance of authorized ceremonies within the Supreme Court Building and grounds, the Marshal of the Supreme Court of the United States may suspend for...

For the purposes of sections 13f to 13p of this title the Supreme Court grounds shall be held to extend to the line of the face of the east curb of First Street Northeast,...

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The Administrator of General Services shall have charge of the public buildings and grounds in the District of Columbia, under such regulations as may be prescribed by the...

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The Administrator of General Services is authorized to furnish heat from the Central Heating Plant to the Corcoran Gallery of Art: Provided, That the proper authority of...

The Administrator of General Services is authorized to furnish steam from the central heating plant for the use of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on the...

On and after June 27, 1935 the rates to be paid for steam furnished to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the buildings, old and new, of the Pan American Union, the American Red...

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No public building, or the approaches thereto, other than the Capitol Building and the White House, in the District of Columbia, shall be used or occupied in any manner whatever...

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No contract shall be made for the rent of any building, or part of any building, to be used for the purposes of the Government in the District of Columbia, until an...

Where buildings are rented for public use in the District of Columbia, the executive departments are authorized, whenever it shall be advantageous to the public interest, to...

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It shall be the duty of the Administrator of General Services to cause suitable and convenient rooms and accommodations to be assigned or provided, and to be furnished, heated,...

No advertisement of any kind shall be displayed and no articles of any kind shall be sold in or around the Washington Monument, except upon the written authority of the Director...

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The Chief of Engineers shall have the immediate superintendence of the Washington Aqueduct, together with all rights, appurtenances, and fixtures connected with the same,...

The Chief of Engineers shall receive no compensation, other than his regular pay as an officer of the Corps of Engineers, for the services required of him under the provisions...

The Chief of Engineers shall be furnished official apartments in one of the public buildings in the city of Washington, as may be directed by the Administrator of General...

The Chief of Engineers shall obey, in the discharge of the duties mentioned in section 45 of this title, such regulations, pursuant to law, as may be prescribed by the...

The Chief of Engineers shall, as superintendent of the Washington Aqueduct, annually submit to the Secretary of the Army, within nine months after the end of the fiscal year, a...

The Chief of Engineers and his necessary assistants are empowered to use all lawful means for the discharge of their duties; and, particularly, he shall have full control over...

The decision of the Chief of Engineers on all questions concerning the supply of water, as provided in section 51 of this title, shall be subject to appeal to the Secretary of...

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Jurisdiction and control over MacArthur Boulevard for its full width in the District of Columbia between Foxhall Road and the District line, excepting a strip nineteen feet...

All moneys appropriated for the Washington Aqueduct, and for the other public works in the District of Columbia, not otherwise expressly provided for by law, shall be expended...

No greater number of main pipes of the Washington Aqueduct shall be laid at the expense of the United States than are sufficient to furnish the public buildings, offices, and...

No person, unless by consent of the Chief of Engineers, shall tap or open the mains or pipes laid or hereafter to be laid by the United States, under a penalty of not less than...

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On and after June 29, 1956, the Council of the District of Columbia is authorized and directed to designate, reserve, and properly mark appropriate and sufficient parking spaces...

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The jurisdiction over that portion of B Street west of Virginia Avenue, under the control of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia prior to May 27, 1908, shall be under...

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The Secretary of the Interior is directed to prevent the improper appropriation or occupation of any of the public streets, avenues, squares, or reservations in the city...

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On and after August 24, 1912 there shall not be erected on any reservation, park, or public grounds, of the United States within the District of Columbia, any building or...

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(a) General purposes; findings It is the purpose of sections 71 to 71i, 72, 73, and 74 of this title to secure comprehensive planning for the physical development of the...

(a)(1) National Capital Planning Commission; creation; central Federal agency; functions; excepted functions The National Capital Planning Commission (hereinafter referred to ...

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(a) Preparation and adoption by Commission The Commission is hereby charged with the duty of preparing and adopting a comprehensive, consistent, and coordinated plan for the ...

(a) Consultations between agencies and Commission; procedure In order to insure the comprehensive planning and orderly development of the National Capital, each Federal and...

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(a) Six-year program of public works; recommendations and annual review; submission of advance programs The Commission shall recommend a six-year program of public works ...

(a) Amendments of zoning regulations and maps The Commission may make a report and recommendation to the Zoning Commission of the District of Columbia, as provided in section 5 of ...

All other functions, powers, and duties of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, including those formerly vested in the Highway Commission established by the Act of...

There are authorized to be appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated and in any appropriate appropriation Act other than...

Said Commission or a majority thereof is authorized and directed to acquire such lands as in its judgment shall be necessary and desirable in the District of Columbia and...

The Director of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital is authorized, subject to the approval of the National Capital Planning Commission, to lease, for a term...

The Mayor of the District of Columbia, with the approval of the National Capital Planning Commission, is authorized and empowered in his discretion, for the best interests of...

The Mayor of the District of Columbia is further authorized to pay the reasonable and necessary expenses of sale of each parcel of land sold, and shall deposit the net...

The Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized to execute proper deeds of conveyance for real estate sold under the provisions of sections 72c to 72e and 74a to 74c of...

There is authorized to be appropriated, each year, in the annual District of Columbia Appropriation Act, a sum not exceeding 1 cent for each inhabitant of the continental...

Said Commission shall report to Congress annually on the first Monday of March the lands acquired during the preceding fiscal year, the method of acquisition, and the cost of...

The Secretary of the Interior, with the approval of the National Capital Planning Commission, is authorized, in his discretion, for the best interests of the United States, to...

In selling any parcel of land under sections 72c to 72e and 74a to 74c said Secretary shall cause such public or private solicitation for bids or offers to be made as he may deem ...

Said Secretary is further authorized to pay the reasonable and necessary expenses of sale of each parcel of land sold, and shall deposit the net proceeds thereof in the Treasury...

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When in accordance with law or mutual legal agreement, spaces or portions of public land are transferred from the jurisdiction of the Director of the National Park Service,...

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All public spaces resulting from the filling of canals in the original city of Washington not under the jurisdiction of the Director of the National Park Service as of August 1,...

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The Director of the National Park Service is authorized to grant permission to the Department of Agriculture for the temporary occupation of such area or areas of Potomac Park,...

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The Chief of Engineers is authorized to transfer for playground purposes the possession, use, and control of all that portion of the land of the Washington Aqueduct adjacent to...

The provisions of the several laws and regulations within the District of Columbia for the protection of public or private property and the preservation of peace and order...

No more ailantus (FOOTNOTE 1) trees shall be purchased for or planted in the public grounds. (FOOTNOTE 1) So in original. Probably should be ''ailanthus''. ...

On and after June 20, 1878, only such trees, shrubs, and plants shall be propagated at the greenhouses and nursery as are suitable for planting in the public reservations, to...

A permanent Commission of Fine Arts is created to be composed of seven well-qualified judges of the fine arts, who shall be appointed by the President, and shall serve for a period...

The officer in charge of public buildings and grounds shall be the secretary and shall act as the executive officer of the Commission of Fine Arts. ...

There are authorized to be appropriated such amounts as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of section 104 of this title. ...

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The Administrator of General Services is authorized to deliver, during the months of April, May, and June of each year, to all branches of the Federal service and the...

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In view of the provisions of the Constitution respecting the establishment of the seat of the National Government, the duties it imposed upon Congress in connection therewith, and...

Federal and District authorities administering properties within the District of Columbia owned by the United States or by the said District are authorized to transfer...

Nothing in section 122 of this title shall be construed to repeal the provisions of any existing law or laws authorizing the transfer of jurisdiction of certain lands between...

The island, known as Theodore Roosevelt Island, shall be maintained and administered by the Director of the National Park Service as a natural park for the recreation and enjoyment...

The Director of the National Park Service is authorized to provide suitable means of access to and upon the said Theodore Roosevelt Island as appropriations are made available...

The Secretary of the Interior shall erect on Theodore Roosevelt Island such monument or memorial to the memory of Theodore Roosevelt, and related structures, as may be approved by...

In all public documents, records, and maps of the United States in which Roosevelt Island is designated or referred to it shall be designated as ''Theodore Roosevelt Island.'' ...

On and after June 14, 1946, subject to applicable provisions of existing law relating to the functions in the District of Columbia of the National Capital Planning Commission and...

Wholly owned Government corporations requiring space in office buildings at the seat of government shall occupy only such space as may be allotted in accordance with the provisions...

The Administrator of General Services is hereby authorized to construct, equip, and furnish the building for the use of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of...

The operation, maintenance, and repair of the completed building for the use of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and the United States District...

There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 129a and 130 of this title. ...

The Congress hereby declares that, because the District which is the seat of the Government of the United States and has now become the urban center of a rapidly expanding...

The Congress further declares that the policy to be followed for the attainment of the objective established by section 131 of this title, and for the more effective exercise by...

The Congress further declares that, in carrying out the policy pursuant to section 132 of this title for the attainment of the objective established by section 131 of this...

The Congress further declares that the officers, departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the executive branch of the Federal Government and the Mayor of the District...

As used in sections 131 to 135 of this title, the term ''Washington metropolitan region'' includes the District of Columbia, the counties of Montgomery and Prince Georges in the ...

(a) Establishment There is established within the District of Columbia the National Capital Service Area which shall include, subject to the following provisions of this...

The Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury may prohibit - (1) any vehicles from parking or standing on any street or roadway adjacent to any building in...

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The Architect of the Capitol shall perform all the duties relative to the Capitol Building performed prior to August 15, 1876, by the Commissioner of Public Buildings and...

(a)(1) The Architect of the Capitol shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate for a term of 10 years. (2) There is established...

The compensation of the Architect of the Capitol shall be at an annual rate which is equal to the annual rate of basic pay payable for positions at level III of the Executive...

(1) Commencing with the semiannual period beginning January 1, 1965 and for each semiannual period thereafter, the Architect of the Capitol shall compile and, not later than...

The Architect of the Capitol shall have the care and superintendence of the Capitol, including lighting. His office shall be in the Capitol Building. ...

It shall be the duty of the Architect to clean and keep in proper order the exterior of the Capitol. ...

The Architect of the Capitol is authorized hereafter to delegate to the Assistant Architect and other assistants such authority of the Architect as he may deem proper. ...

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On and after August 18, 1970, the Assistant Architect of the Capitol shall act as Architect of the Capitol during the absence or disability of that official or whenever there is...

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All improvements, alterations, additions, and repairs of the Capitol Building shall be made by the direction and under the supervision of the Architect of the Capitol. ...

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Appropriations under the control of the Architect of the Capitol shall be available for expenses of advertising and personal and other services. ...

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Whenever the rate of pay of - (1) an employee of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol; or (2) an employee of the House Restaurant, or of the Senate ...

The Architect of the Capitol shall convert, as of the effective date of this section, to a single per annum gross rate, the rate of pay of each employee described in subparagraph...

In any case in which - (1) the rate of pay of, or any maximum or minimum rate of pay with respect to - (A) any employee described in subparagraph (1) or ...

The provisions of sections 166b-1a to 166b-1f of this title shall not be construed to - (1) limit or otherwise affect any authority for the making of any appointment to,...

(a) All provisions of law inconsistent with sections 166b-1a to 166b-1f of this title are hereby superseded to the extent of the inconsistency. (b) Sections 5504 and...

Notwithstanding any other provision of sections 166b-1a to 166b-1f of this title, the foregoing provisions of such sections do not apply to any employee described in section...

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period which begins on or after December 27, 1974, the positions of...

On and after August 21, 1959, the Architect of the Capitol is authorized, without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, to fix the compensation of...

(a) Amount of compensation to be that specified in appropriations Acts Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the pay for positions described in subsection (b) of...

(a) Director of Engineering Effective as of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after November 5, 1990, the compensation of the Director...

Until otherwise provided by law, there is authorized to be paid out of the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives, on vouchers signed by the chairman of the Committee...

(a) Agreement by Architect with appropriate State official; covered individuals Whenever - (1) the law of any State provides for the collection of an income tax...

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, in order to improve the economic use of the personal services of his employees, the Architect of the Capitol is authorized on and...

(a) Short title This section may be cited as the ''Architect of the Capitol Human Resources Act''. (b) Finding and purpose (1) Finding The Congress finds that...

On and after July 1, 1946, the Architect of the Capitol in expending appropriations under his control may acquire supplies, materials, equipment, furniture, and other items...

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Architect of the Capitol, with the approval of the House Office Building Commission and Senate Committee on Rules and...

Any expenditures required to implement the provisions of section 166d of this title shall be paid from the appropriation ''Contingent Expenses, Architect of the Capitol'' and...

On and after October 18, 1986, the Architect of the Capitol may incur expenses authorized by section 166d of this title to be paid from the appropriation ''Capitol...

On and after November 19, 1995, expenses, based on full cost recovery, for flying American flags and providing certification services therefor shall be advanced or reimbursed...

During fiscal year 1997 and fiscal years thereafter, amounts appropriated to the Architect of the Capitol (including amounts relating to the Botanic Garden) may be transferred...

The Architect of the Capitol - (1) shall develop and implement a cost-effective energy conservation strategy for all facilities currently administered by Congress...

The electrician, together with everything pertaining to the electrical machinery and apparatus, and the ventilation and heating of the House of Representatives, and all laborers...

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All engineers and others who are engaged in heating and ventilating the Senate wing of the Capitol shall be subject to the orders and in all respects under the direction of...

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The Architect of the Capitol shall supervise and direct the care and repair of all furniture in the Hall, cloakrooms, lobby, committee rooms, and offices of the House, and...

No furniture or carpets for either House shall be purchased without the written order of the chairman of the Committee on Rules and Administration, for the Senate, or without...

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The Architect of the Capitol may transfer apparatus, appliances, equipments, and supplies of any kind, discontinued or permanently out of service, to other branches of the service...

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All changes and improvements in the Capitol grounds, including approaches to the Capitol, shall be estimated for in detail, showing what modifications are proposed and the...

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Structural changes in the Senate Office Building shall only be made with the approval of the Architect of the Capitol. ...

Upon completion of the additional office building for the United States Senate, the building and the grounds and sidewalks surrounding the same shall be subject to the provisions...

On and after June 8, 1942 the Senate Office Building, and the employment of all services (other than for officers and privates of the Capitol Police) necessary for its...

On and after June 8, 1942 the assignment of rooms and other space in the Senate Office Building shall be under the direction and control of the Senate Committee on Rules...

The President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall cause a survey to be made of available space within the Capitol which could be...

It shall not be a duty of the Architect of the Capitol to certify any pay roll or other voucher covering any expenditure from any appropriation for the Senate Office Building, or...

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Effective August 1, 1961, the management of the Senate Restaurants and all matters connected therewith, heretofore under the direction of the Senate Committee on Rules...

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The Architect of the Capitol is authorized and directed to carry into effect for the United States Senate the provisions of sections 174j-1 to 174j-7 of this title and to exercise...

There is established with the Treasurer of the United States a special deposit account in the name of the Architect of the Capitol for the United States Senate Restaurants, into...

Deposits and disbursements under such special deposit account (1) shall be made by the Architect, or, when directed by him, by such employees of the Architect as he may designate,...

The Architect, Assistant Architect, and any employees of the Architect designated by the Architect under section 174j-5 of this title shall each give bond in the sum of $5,000...

Sections 174j-1 to 174j-7 of this title shall supersede any other Acts or resolutions heretofore approved for the maintenance and operation of the Senate Restaurants:...

On and after July 9, 1971, appropriations for the ''Senate Office Buildings'' shall be available for employment of management personnel of the Senate restaurant facilities...

(a) Borrowing authority Subject to the approval of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, the Architect of the Capitol shall have authority to borrow (and...

Appropriations under this heading for management personnel and miscellaneous restaurant expenses on and after October 7, 1997, shall be transferred at the beginning of each...

(a) Management and duties Notwithstanding any other authority with respect to the jurisdiction and control over the management of the House Restaurant and the cafeteria and...

The House of Representatives Office Building, which shall hereafter be designated as the House Office Building and the employment of all service, other than officers and privates...

The Speaker shall continue a member of the commission in control of said building until his successor as Speaker is elected or his term as a Representative in Congress shall...

The assignment of rooms in the House Office Building, made prior to May 28, 1908, by resolution or order of the House of Representatives, shall continue in force until modified...

Any Member or Member-elect of the House of Representatives may file with the Architect of the Capitol a request in writing that any individual office room be assigned to him...

A Representative or Representative-elect making request for the assignment of a vacant room may withdraw the same at any time and no one shall have pending at the same time more...

Representatives having rooms assigned to them in the foregoing manner may exchange rooms one with another, but such exchange shall be valid only so long as both Members making...

The Architect of Capitol shall keep a record of the assignment of rooms made, exchanges which may be made, requests for vacant rooms which may be filed, and the assignment...

In the matter of the assignment of rooms under sections 177 to 184 of this title, Delegates in Congress and the Commissioner from Puerto Rico shall be treated the same...

The assignment and reassignment of the rooms and other space in the House Office Building shall be subject to the control of the House of Representatives by rule, resolution,...

Unoccupied space in said building shall be assigned by the Architect of the Capitol under the direction of the commission and subject to the control of the House of Representatives. ...

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(a) Maintenance and operation; admission of children (1) The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives shall maintain and operate a child care center (to ...

The heating, lighting, and power plant constructed under the terms of the Act approved April 28, 1904, shall be known as the ''Capitol power plant''; and all vacancies occurring...

(a) The employees of the Senate garage engaged by the Architect of the Capitol for the primary purpose of servicing official motor vehicles, together with the functions performed...

The Secretary of the Army is authorized to transfer, without payment, to the Architect of the Capitol, such material and equipment, not required by the Department of the Army, as...

Suitable structures and railings shall be erected in the old hall of Representatives for the reception and protection of statuary, and the same shall be under the supervision...

(a) Request by State (1) Any State may request the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress to approve the replacement of a statue the State has provided for display in...

The Joint Committee on the Library, whenever, in their judgment, it is expedient, are authorized to accept any work of the fine arts, on behalf of Congress, which may be offered,...

(a) Establishment and purposes There is established in the Congress the United States Capitol Preservation Commission (hereinafter in sections 188a to 188a-5 of this...

(a) In general There is established in the Treasury a fund, to be known as the ''Capitol Preservation Fund'' (hereafter in sections 188a to 188a-5 of this title referred to as...

The Comptroller General shall conduct annual audits of the transactions of the Commission and shall report the results of each audit to the Congress. ...

The Commission may establish appropriate boards to provide advice and assistance to the Commission and to further the purposes of the Commission. The boards shall be composed...

As used in sections 188a to 188a-5 of this title, the term ''Member of the House of Representatives'' means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to,...

(a) Establishment There is hereby established a Senate Commission on Art (hereinafter referred to as ''the Commission'') consisting of the President pro tempore of the Senate,...

(a) In general The Commission is hereby authorized and directed to supervise, hold, place, protect, and make known all works of art, historical objects, and exhibits within...

The Commission shall have responsibility for the supervision and maintenance of the Old Senate Chamber on the principal floor of the Senate wing of the Capitol insofar as it is to...